Biology:Chrysopsyche mirifica

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Short description: Species of moth

Chrysopsyche mirifica
Pl.1-08-Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878).JPG
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C. mirifica
Binomial name
Chrysopsyche mirifica
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Choerotriche mirifica Butler, 1878
  • Chrysopsyche mirifica leptophyes Tams, 1936
  • Lasiocampa maera Schaus, 1893
  • Lasiocampa radei Dewitz, 1881

Chrysopsyche mirifica is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria.[1]

Biology

Food-plants of this species are Alchornea cordifolia, Eucalyptus species, Neoboutonia species, Quisqualis indica and Rosa species.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13467306 entry